This week I’m hosting our second annual Live And Invest In Europe Conference online. Europe has been a draw for me since I was in high school. I saved up my junior year to take a whirlwind tour of Europe… 9 countries in 30 days by bus. It was on the trip that the seed […]
“Pandora Papers” For The Rest Of Us—You Can Use The Same Legal Loopholes The Rich Use Panama Papers... Paradise Papers... Pandora Papers... Yes, some of the folks involved in those leaks may have been illegally gaming the system. With a little more intelligence and a little less greed, they'd have nothing to worry about. But [...]
Today I’d like to tell you about one of my current favorite real estate investments in one of my long-time favorite real estate markets. This is also a way to diversify into overseas property markets comfortably without ever leaving home. Behind it lies US$1 billion in government intervention… Overlooked and outsized housing
In 2005, Kathleen and I planted a flag in Croatia. We bought an old stone farmhouse that needed complete renovation. The plan was to renovate it and then turn the property into a short-term rental that we could use ourselves for vacations. Sixteen years later, that’s still the plan, and we are this month, finally, […]
16 Years Later, I Find I've Timed This Investment Perfectly—This Market Is On Fire Back in Croatia last week for the first time in more than 10 years, I'm happy to say that Istria is still a place I enjoy spending time. That's a good thing because we own a property here that finally, 16 [...]
I’ve written before about real estate investors emailing or approaching me at conferences to question my position on the definition of a truly diversified real estate portfolio. Usually, they’re newer investors who haven’t seen the stock market or whatever type of investing it is that they focus on do what all types of investments do […]
What do you need to do to get your financial affairs in order for a move overseas? This is the workshop that will answer that question for you—and show you how you don’t need a
That was the first question one of the civil engineers we engaged asked at the very beginning of the planning for our residential development on the Azuero Sunset Coast of Panama—Los Islotes. She had never been to this part of the country, but she knew it didn’t have much, and groceries were her personal concern. […]
My First-Ever Global Property Markets Index Rates And Ranks The World’s Best Places To Invest In Property Overseas This month’s issue of my Global Property Advisor will feature my first-ever Global Property Markets Index. My team and I have spent the past two months collecting data and crunching numbers. Our aim is to rate and [...]
How I Became Truly Wealthy (And You Can, Too) Would you like to know my definition of "wealthy"? For me, wealthy is when the cash flow from your investments covers all of your daily expenses. I'm talking about when you don't have to tap into your nest egg to pay any of your bills... Or [...]
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